THE Peak Oil & the MSM ('08) Thread (merged) Archived

Schadenfreude · **Joined:** Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:00 am **Posts:** 586

Revi wrote:

I think that they did a good job. I didn't want to sound like a nutcase. I think we'll get some interest in Peak Oil.com now. I am glad that they used the term peak oil.

I hope it gets people interested in what's going on.

It has aired at 6:50 am and at 1:15.

Did anyone else see it?

How was it that you, in particular, came to the attention of the CNN reporter?

Revi · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:34 am

I don't think we could make it through next winter if we hadn't insulated and done the things we have done. We buy about 300 gallons, which would have been over 600 gallons. We would have had to take out a loan to buy $3000 worth of oil.

I think you are right, the heating oil pain barrier is forcing a lot of people out of Maine after last winter when we had 5 feet of snow.

I know people who are still paying for last winter.

Pops · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:35 am

Schadenfreude wrote:

How was it that you, in particular, came to the attention of the CNN reporter?

I'm thinking because PO.com is what it is.

gw · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:11 pm

Apparently this CNN Europe news article slipped by us:

Survivalists get ready for meltdown

Quote:

"There's going to be absolute pandemonium when it does happen, so I just want to be prepared so that I'm not a burden on anyone," he says.

Climate change is high up on the list. Also up there is the fallout from a global economic collapse, possibly resulting from a state of peak oil -- the point where oil production reaches its peak and thereafter goes into freefall.

"They're worried by peak oil; the climate shift; the fragility of the economy. They share a lot of the same concerns as our conservative readers," he says.

In the U.S., the movement has occasionally been hijacked by far-right groups attracted by its rejection of much of government and its fierce defense of the right to bear arms. For example, Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh was obsessed with survivalism as a teenager, setting up a generator and a store of canned food and potable water in his basement.

CNN Europe

Revi · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:18 pm

I heard it may be on Wolf Blitzer, which is from 4-7 tonight.

TV really puts the pounds on, and the years.

Check it out. When I was splitting that wood there were a bunch of ants in the log. They were biting my hand. I hope they don't see that on TV.

gollum · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:25 pm

"They're making Peak Oilers sound like crackpots. "

Well they will feel pretty smart in 10 years as they try to eat their car seat and drink piss!

Twilight · **Joined:** Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:00 am **Posts:** 3062

I doubt it, but they will probably be dropping two or three months' income into a fuel tank every year, which isn't very smart either.

The US is unlikely to see the fabric of society dissolve, but it is unlikely to see people driving 50 miles to a sales job either. Believing the former requires a leap of faith. Believing the latter requires incompetence with a pocket calculator.

MonteQuest · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:10 pm

They wanted to interview me, but the producer called me and said they were going with someone in NY as Sedona, Az was a bit off the CNN path.

Revi · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:22 pm

I am a little nervous about being in the spotlight, but it's over now. I'm glad to finally be able to get out some fraction of the peak oil message. I liked the graphic about peak oil, and our peak oil group. Maybe a few people will look up peak oil now, and then figure out what it's about.

Maybe...

gw · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:28 pm

Thank you Revi for stepping up and showing people that we are trying to find solutions to problems rather than being part of the problem.

It looks as if they were trying to portray us in a very negative light and you did a great job of public relations work.

I think your interview on CNN might help people with neutral views on the question as to whether our economy is sustainable see things in a more realistic light.

Electric_Economy_2025 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:00 am **Posts:** 91

Revi,
I watched the whole thing the first time it was on, I must say I was first shocked when I saw them actually show the PO website main page. I thought it was a good story they did'nt really make PO people sound like nutjobs IMO, but what I did find interesting was after the story when they went back to the news anchor in the studio all she did was kind shrug her shoulders and just went to the next story, as if she did'nt understand what was really being talked about or just did'nt care.
Normally a news anchor would have had some kind of comment about such a stroy but she did'nt, she acted almost as if she just wanted to forget about such a bad thing like that would be happening now or in the near future.

TheDude · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:40 pm

Quote:

Peak oil is deployed when global oil production peaks then goes down.

"Deployed"?

CNN .com - Transcripts

Looking forward to seeing Reviiver and his ants!

Great editing, Ayoob. Motorhead rule!

Couple different transcripts available, actually. One of 'em has this segue:

Quote:

WILLIS: All right. Well, my next guest knows a thing or two about flipping houses and flipping out. That's the name of his new TV show on Bravo. So what's his secret to staying cool and making money in a down market? Jeff Lewis joins us now to talk about it.

As the Bard sayeth: BWAUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

On the CNN site:

Quote:

Most Popular

* Survivalists get ready for global meltdown
* Teens are sending nude photos via cell phone

Revi · **Posted:** Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:34 am

It's hard to get anyone's attention on the media. I was thinking about it and there may be a few people out there who are checking out peak oil now.

They had a story they wanted to tell, and they had me tell it.

I just hope that some of the peak oil message got out there along with the "survivalist" spin.

I think I agree more with the transition towns model:

http://transitionculture.org/2006/09/04 ... -it-wrong/

I guess they needed some kind of a sensational thing to get people's attention, so they put "survivalist" in there to get people listening.

The giant eye spun around and noticed us for a minute or two.

Now it will move on to the quake lakes and how to get rid of cellulite.

Ludi · **Posted:** Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:55 am

Electric_Economy_2025 wrote:

she acted almost as if she just wanted to forget about such a bad thing like that would be happening now or in the near future.

Most people just don't want to think about it.

Ferretlover · **Posted:** Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:06 am

Schadenfreude wrote:

Revi wrote:

I think that they did a good job. I didn't want to sound like a nutcase. I think we'll get some interest in Peak Oil.com now. I am glad that they used the term peak oil.
I hope it gets people interested in what's going on.
It has aired at 6:50 am and at 1:15.
Did anyone else see it?

OOohhh. yeah! You did a fine job, Revi! I suppose you did consider wearing a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" t-shirt? *giggle*
It was just tooooooo short!
Maybe we could get the History Channel to do a program??

Schadenfreude wrote:

How was it that you, in particular, came to the attention of the CNN reporter?

See GeoJap's post above.

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